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UNLV assistant coach Terry Samuel is set to become Syracuse football’s receivers coach, according to Syracuse.com. He will take the position left vacant by Justin Lustig, who left SU for Vanderbilt in December. 

Samuel spent one year with the Rebels as wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator. He previously spent nine years as an assistant at Michigan State, coaching receivers from 2011-18 and assisting with the defensive secondary in 2019. Samuel has also coached at Central Michigan, North Dakota State, Southeast Missouri State, Arizona and Nebraska-Omaha over his 22-year coaching career.

During his time in East Lansing, Samuel coached two Big Ten receivers of the year, as well as five Spartans who were drafted into the NFL. He helped coach the 2015 Michigan State team that won the Big Ten Championship and played in the College Football Playoff. That team was led by wide receiver Aaron Burbridge, who became the first Spartans’ player to lead the conference in receptions and receiving yards in the same season. 

Samuel played wide receiver at Purdue from 1991-1994, with current SU head coach Dino Babers serving as his position coach at the time.